Update On Status Of Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout In Northborough

Press release from the Town of Northborough:

December 31, 2020

The Town of Northborough has partnered with the Towns of Westborough, Sherborn, Ashland, Hopkinton, and Southborough to coordinate a Phase I Regional Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic for all public safety employees and first responders in the participating towns. The clinic will provide the Moderna vaccine, which is given in 2 doses, 28 days apart. We expect the first doses to be given on January 11th. In addition to public safety employees, we have strongly advocated to the state that they include school nurses in the first phase of the vaccine rollout as they have been conducting Covid testing for students and other town staff.

The Town has been in touch with the long-term care facilities in Northborough. They contracted with CVS for vaccination clinics beginning January 14th for residents and staff of the facilities.

We will continue to update the public and staff as we gather more information about Phase II of the vaccine rollout, which is slated to include teachers and public works employees. We have requested vaccine through the state and anticipate offering clinics in the future, but we do not have any details at this time. When information becomes available, it will be posted on the town’s website.

The Health Department has also received questions about the vaccine and the new strain of the virus making headlines in the United Kingdom. You may find the links below helpful:

• COVID-19 Vaccine in Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/covid-19-vaccine-in-massachusetts
• When can I get the COVID-19 vaccine? https://www.mass.gov/info-details/when-can-i-get-the-covid-19-vaccine
• SARS-CoV-2 Variants, CDC web page: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant.html

If you have questions or concerns regarding the vaccine rollout or Covid-19, please contact the Northborough Health Department at 508-393-5009.

This press release was produced by the Town of Northborough. The views expressed here are the author’s own.